Australia rejects Rio Tinto unit’s uranium mine lease renewal
Decision ends a decades-long dispute over Jabikula, one of the world’s largest untapped deposits of high-grade uranium.
Aboriginal Issues
Is BC’s Haida agreement another ‘legal morass’ for mining?
British Columbia’s formal recognition of the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title over a group of islands near the Alaskan panhandle is a reconciliation milestone. But it’s raising legal and economic questions…
Nations Royalty listing marks Indigenous milestone
The Frank Giustra-backed Nations Royalty (TSXV: NRC), which may be the country’s first Indigenous company to focus on production contracts like net smelter returns, joined the Toronto Venture exchange on…
Explorer combs near ex-Rio copper mine in Pacific
A private Canadian junior is exploring on Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island that suffered a decade-long civil war and environmental damage linked to a former Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…
UK law firm backs Madagascar villagers against Rio Tinto in mine pollution claim
Residents say the QMM ilmenite mine has contaminated surrounding lakes and waterways with toxic metals.
BC’s first critical minerals strategy has some asking, ‘Is it enough?’
British Columbia launched its Critical Mineral Strategy at Vancouver’s AME BC Roundup on Monday, proposing 11 actions to boost the mineral sector and attract investment, though some question the plan’s…
Why the mining industry should deliver a social contract
The “E” of ESG — environment — tends to get the lion’s share of attention in the mining sector. This has probably been warranted by the increasingly prescriptive nature of…
CMS: How to fix ‘everyone needs us but no one likes us’
The industry must confront its dark past of disasters to attract new investors and offer project stakes to local towns to improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Those were…
BHP’s Thomas leads world’s largest potash project with targets on emissions, hiring
Simon Thomas, head of BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan with a stage-one cost of US$5.7 billion, has returned to agriculture after top positions…
Osoyoos band, West High Yield ink deal for Record Ridge magnesium project in BC
The Osoyoos Indian Band and West High Yield Resources (TSXV: WHY) have signed a co-operation agreement regarding the company’s Record Ridge magnesium project near Rossland, southern British Columbia. The company…
Ecuador court halts referendums on mining, oil projects
Ecuador’s constitutional court has temporarily suspended President Guillermo Lasso’s decree allowing environmental consultations for mining and oil projects, which sought to speed up permitting before the end of his term…
Sprott backs Seabridge with US$150M KSM royalty
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA), has landed US$150 million in new funding for its KSM gold-copper project near Stewart, B.C. Under a deal with Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty,…